"Lian'er, did you do all this?"
As soon as Jia Lian entered Jia Mu's inner hall, before he had time to greet her, Jia Zheng and others, Jia Mu held up the poem manuscript and asked Jia Lian.
Jia Lian had already been worried about it. Hearing this, he went over to take it and take a look at it, then nodded and said: "Yes, it was indeed written by me."
Jia Mu and others looked at each other, while Daiyu and other sisters looked slightly happy.
"When did you actually hide this ability? We don't even know!"
Jia Mu's questions became more serious.
Although she believed Jia Lian's words because of his previous performance, he was of the same mind as his family and would not quarrel with Jia Zheng and others.
But Jia Lian even hid this ability from them, which really made her a little uneasy.
This uneasiness can be said to be a guard against things beyond one's control.
Jia Lian laughed and said: "This is not a big deal, it's just a matter of imitating the works of predecessors and writing for fun when I have nothing to do.
These things can neither be promoted to an official position nor promoted to a noble title, so the grandson himself does not put much thought into this.
It's just that these things can alarm the ancestor, which makes the grandson very surprised. "
Jia Lian's implication was that he was not hiding it deliberately, but that these things were really nothing, but he was surprised that they made such a fuss.
Jia Mu and others were silent.
Are they really out of date, or are they just mortals, looking so mediocre in front of Jia Lian? ?
Even Daiyu, Tanchun and others were secretly ashamed, feeling that Jia Lian's words were a bit offensive.
Although they are still young and have not read all the poetry books as in the original work, they have all begun to learn to compose poetry, and they have secretly composed several self-consciously clever poems in the boudoir, but they have never revealed it to others.
Could it be that writing poems and lyrics is really just a minor thing and not worth publicizing?
Jia Zheng was also stunned. Although he said this when educating Jia Zhu and Jia Baoyu, don't waste your time on any rich poems or poems. Only when you have read through the Four Books and Five Classics, and the classics of sages, can you read them thoroughly. The only right path.
However, sometimes he himself feels guilty. After all, most of the authors of the "rich poems and colorful poems" that he dismissed as not worth mentioning have great reputations in the history of youth! !
He was also worried that Jia Baoyu and others would slander him: He was not spiritual enough and could not write good poems, so he said this...
Today, Jia Lian can be regarded as clearing his name.
Therefore, Jia Zheng stroked his beard and said with appreciation: "Lian'er is right. Poems are nothing more than trivial matters, just for fun in your spare time. Even the famous Confucians in the court focused on writing books and establishing theories, and rarely wrote poems. Put more effort into the way.
At the age when it’s time to study, it’s better to focus on career-oriented articles and take the scientific examination of eight-legged essay writing.
Baoyu, do you understand? ? "
Jia Zheng never forgets to mention Jia Baoyu.
Jia Baoyu hurriedly shrank his neck and muttered: "My child knows what the master said..."
Although he wanted to criticize Jia Zheng for being mediocre and vulgar, when he thought that the poems written by Jia Lian were better than his own, and Jia Lian had the same opinion as Jia Zheng, he lost confidence.
It’s true that Second Brother Lian can be a noble scholar, so why should he compliment the style of those like Lu Meng?
Those who can write poems well are truly talented people!
Jia Baoyu wondered silently.
Jia's mother didn't write poetry herself, and she didn't dislike writing poetry, but she could also see that Jia Lian's utilitarianism was simply outrageous.
"You are so reluctant to be an official and so fond of promotion?
Your official position is not high enough, and the title you have inherited is not important enough. What position do you want to climb to? "
Jia Mu's doubts are also those of most other people.
Many people who have not reached the level of Second Master Lian are thinking about how to have fun all day long. Only Second Master Lian only wants to be promoted to a higher position!
Even Daiyu felt that Jia Lian seemed a bit tacky...
No, those people who are incompetent and have little knowledge are bent on pursuing their own interests and do whatever it takes to please them. This is the real vulgarity and disgusting vulgarity.
Brother Lian is someone with lofty ambitions and a broad mind.
Probably, he is the same type of person as his father, or even a little more powerful than his father...
Faced with Jia Mu's question, Jia Liangu smiled and said, "My grandson has already said that it is his own duty to restore the glory of his ancestors. Before he achieves his goal, he will not waste time elsewhere."
Everyone became even more silent.
Mrs. Wang's face was as dark as water, and she didn't know how to describe it.
Generally speaking, people who say this are either out of ideas or simply talking nonsense to fool people.
But Jia Lian is obviously not lacking in strength.
As for fooling people, she used to think so, but as time went by, it seemed that this guy who always looked at people sideways might really have a chance!
No one dared to say anything about Jia Lian anymore. They would not question their ancestor's behavior of creating the Duke's Palace, which was a commonplace behavior.
Jia Lian boasted that restoring the glory of his ancestors was equivalent to wearing an invincible golden body, and no one dared to criticize him.
Jia Zheng looked ashamed. This responsibility should have been shouldered by him, the son of the Duke, but who would have thought that it would be snatched away by the next generation of Jia Lian!
He was about to turn fifty and his future was probably at its peak. He was too embarrassed to argue with Jia Lian, so he could only cough lightly and said: "Lian'er, since you said that, why are you still competing with others outside?
I heard that you also made a bet with Zhou Guiren’s brother in the palace and won him 10,000 taels of silver..."
"Ten thousand, doesn't it mean three thousand?"
Mrs. Wang was suddenly startled and asked subconsciously.
Jia Zheng explained: "Those three thousand taels were just the pen-writing silver given to him by Prince Beijing. In addition, he also fought with Zhou Xingwen, the eldest son of Zhou, and the bet was ten thousand taels of silver.
Well, everyone should be able to guess the result. "
As soon as Jia Zheng said this, everyone in the hall, from the master to the slaves, looked at Jia Lian with the eyes of a god!
What kind of magical operation is this? Three thousand dollars to polish the pen is enough to be terrifying.
Throughout the ages, I have never heard of a few people having this honor.
Not to mention, you won a fortune of 10,000 taels in just one competition? !
Li Wan, who was standing in the hall, looked less friendly. Just because her husband died young, leaving them orphaned and widowed, they were not taken seriously in the house. In order to prepare a "wife book" for her son over the years, she almost took on the title of a miser.
Just because Jia Mu took pity on her widow's unemployment, she raised her monthly salary from five taels to ten taels. Later, she said that she had worked hard with Lan'er, so she gave her an additional ten taels.
A full twenty taels, which is on the same level as Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.
This naturally made Wang Xifeng, who only had five or two months of money, very "jealous".
But she usually had nothing to lose, so Wang Xifeng laughed at her.
She tolerated this, and everyone treated her like Wang Xifeng, taking advantage of the housekeeper to make a lot of money. Who couldn't see it?
Her money comes from a clean source!
But even so, she can only save about five hundred taels of silver a year...
Ten thousand taels would take her twenty years to save! !
At that time, Lan'er had grown up.
This is the benefit of having a man...
Li Wan glanced at Jia Lian and saw that making a little money outside was much more than making calculations at home.
No wonder he has no intention of competing with the master and his wife for the family property...
He probably doesn't like this aspect of his family.
Li Wan is like this, let alone the sisters, who only have a pitiful pocket money of 2 taels per month.
Ten thousand taels is already over the limit.
Brother Lian is so bold to make such a big bet with someone. Fortunately, he won...
"Zhou Guiren's younger brother? Why do I vaguely remember that I have heard of this man before? He seemed to have committed something and was caught in prison by him. Wasn't he released later? How come he is related to him again?"
Jia's mother still remembers Zhou Sheng's incident. At that time, Yuanchun had not been granted the title of concubine, and the Jia family was quite afraid of the Zhou family, a relative of the emperor.
Jia Lian smiled and briefly talked about the other unlucky son of the Zhou family who took the initiative to bump into his hands.
Only then did everyone understand. No wonder Jia Lian didn't even tell his family, but was writing poems outside.
It turned out that he was provoked and had to do it as a last resort.
Everyone felt somewhat relieved.
"Ten thousand taels is not a small amount. Do you really want to ask the Zhou family to give this money?"
Mrs. Wang suddenly said.
Because Jia Lian was still standing and Mrs. Wang was sitting on the edge, Jia Lian looked over sideways and said, "Why don't you ask them to give it?"
"It is inevitable for you juniors to act impulsively.
It's just that the Zhou family won't give it these ten thousand taels of silver.
If we force it, I'm afraid the two families will become enemies..."
Mrs. Wang seems to be sincerely thinking about Jia Lian and her family.
In fact, she didn't want Jia Lian to make such a windfall, nor did she want to offend the Zhou family.
After hearing what Mrs. Wang said, Jia Mu and others also thought secretly.
When young people are outside, it is inevitable to act impulsively. If they get into trouble, their elders will probably have to wipe their ass.
Although Jia Lian is an exception, he is capable of taking responsibility for himself, but the Zhou family is afraid that is not the case.
If you think about it from his perspective, the Zhou family may feel that they have been tricked by Jia Lian, and may not admit it. If their Jia Mansion sends people to persecute and push people into a hurry, it is easy to form a deadly feud, and they may not be able to get money.
"Oh, it turns out that Madam is worried about this.
That madam is overly worried. We don't need to send people to force her. Within three days, the Zhou family will definitely send the money over on their own initiative.
After all, the Zhou family is also a respectable family. "
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she subconsciously thought that Jia Lian was too naive.
Ten thousand taels of silver, so what if the Zhou family denies it, even if it has the reputation of being a "sore loser"?
Fortunately, I remembered that every time Jia Lian uttered wild words, it was not without purpose.
She was also afraid that if she had ridiculed Jia Lian now, she would be slapped in the face just like Zhou's son.
So, he moved his mouth and said no more.
Seeing this, Jia Mu only thought that Mrs. Wang was afraid of affecting Yuan Chun. After all, it was said that the noble Zhou was quite favored in the palace.
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However, since Jia Lian said that he would not force the Zhou family, she could not help but said, "Anyway, now in our family, you and your master are the only ones doing things outside.
If anything happens, you and your master should discuss it and do it. Don't act impulsively for the sake of petty gains or disregard the interests of the family. "
"My grandson understands."
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